Check book



March 4, 1930. H. 'ICONOVER 1,749,129

CHECK BOOK Filed Oct. l,' 1928 i Patented Mar. 4, 1930 r HARVEY coivovnraor CHICAGO, ILLmo'Is annex BOOK 1 Application filed October 1, 1928 Serial No. 309,624.

Thisinvention relatesto improvements in Checkbooks, and consists ofthe mattershereinafter' described and more particularly pointed out in the appended claln'is.

The object of the invention is to provide" a pocket check book including an attached blotter, which is OfBCOIlOlDiCal and simple construction and in which the blotter is so '1 formed and connected to the body of checks 10 contained in the book, that each check, in-, cluding the stubs, may be quickly and readily blotted in the process of unfolding and folding the book, when writing a check.

The advantages of the invention will ap- 15 pear more fully as I proceed with my specification.

' In the drawings Figure 1 is a view iii-perspective showing 7 in full lines the improved check book opened ,9. out in preparation to write a check, with the right-hand half of the book, shown in dotted lines, as it appears when approaching the folded condition in whichit is ordinarily carried in the pocket, or in a folder of familiar form. f

Figure 2 is a perspective view ofthe book, "with the blotter folded back in readiness for the inscription of the check stub.

Figure 3 is' a side elevation of the book, 3 showing the position of the blotter in position to be applied to the stub; and Figure 3 is a like View after the first check has been detached Figure 4 is a perspective view of the book with the blotter in position'to be applied to the written check.-

Figure 5 is afraginentary perspective view l V U follows. Normally and at, first, before the s showing a modified construction of the blotter. I

6 Figure 6 is a perspective view showing still another modified construction of the blotter. Referring nowto that embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawings and "particularly inFigures 1 to 4, inclusive 10 indicates a check book, which as to its general features, is of familiar construction, 1ncluding a stack of checks 11 including stubs 12 with the usual lines of perforations d1- viding the checks and stubs, and with a binder or back l4 to whichthe stack of checks is stitched or stapled. The back as shown, is short, underlying only the stub part of the stack of checks and the book of checks as a body, is adapted to be folded back upon itself, as illustrated in dotted lines in Figure l, to bring it to convenient size for carrying it in the pocket, or in a folder.

15 indicates a blotter. Said blotter isbound with the checks next adjacent to'the face of the top check of the book. Said blotter is as wide as the book of checks measuring from the top. to the bottom of the check, and is twice as long as the st b 12. The blotter is so constructed that it may be folded on a transverse line 16 substantially-midway between its endsj To this end, it may be creased or scored along said line, as show in Figures 1 t0 4, the particular method of providing for the fold, depending upon the character of the material forming the blotter, The fold line 16 divides the blotter lengthwise into two Sectionsli', 18. r s 1 w e The checks are made of such length, compared to the length of the blotter when laid out, flat its full length, that when the check against the face of which it lies, or the check book as a whole, is folded back along the'line at which the check book is designed to fold, the top face of the blotter will be substantially, covered by thatipart of the top check or of the check book-which lies be 0nd the en'dl9, of the blotter. To this end, thepartof'the check beyond the folding line of thebook is made equal in length to the part of the check including its stub, on the bound end part of the book.

The operation of the improved book isas first check hasfbeen written, the b-lotter lies flat.agai11st'tl1e top check, covering the stub and the top check up to the fold line of the book, as illustrated in Figure 1. \V'hen the first check is written, the blotter is; folded upon itself'to bring the one section18 against the bottom side ofits section 17 and then as 05 a whole swung upon its line of connection to the binder 14 to the position i-ndicatedin F igure 2. As is usual in writing acheck-the stub 12 is then inscribed Theffolded blotter a a Whole is their swung crewn'upon the stubi L as illustrated in Figure 3, to bring the top face of the blotter section 18 into contact therewith,thus blotting the stub. The check itself is then inscribed;v The blotter is now unfoldedto'bring it to flat condition and is then swung down about the line of its binding withthe back'lt with its bottom face in.

contact with the stub and with the part of the check on the left-hand side of the fold line of the check book. The top checker the check book as a whole, is then folded back to bring the right-hand part of the face of the top.

check against the top face of the blotter, in

themanner illustrated in Figure4, thus blotvtingthe right-hand part of the check.

- The'inscribed check is thendetached alongthe' line of perforation 13 from its stub 12, Theblotter is then folded to bring the section said checks including their stubs, means for binding said blotter and checks at one end of the book, said blotter being in length sub- I I V stant-ially equal to half the length of the check includingits stub, said blotter comprising two layers of blotting paper and an interposed strip of flexible material adhered thereto, one layer of saidblotting material being scored and the other being creased 0n a transverse line substantially coincident with the line of detachment'of the checks] and stubs.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as I my invention, I affix my signature this26th day of September, A. "D. 1928.

ISbeneath the stub written, as shown inFigas used before with the superscript a. 15 I indicates'the blotter, which in this case is made in two separate sections 17, 18W Said sections are connected by a flexible strip of suitable material 20 by means of which the blotter comprised of the two sections is made capable of folding along the line of junction.

, The operation is the'same as in the other case.

'In Figure 6 I have shown still another form of construction of the blotter. Inthis case the two sections of the blotter 17 318", are, made duplex with an interposed strip of flexible material,"su ch aspaper or the like, interposed between them and adhered toltliem by glue or othermaterial .of the kind. The outer sheet of blotting material may be scored and the inner sheet merely. creased asshown in said view. Thisprovides a very efiicient form of blotter in the use of which there is no strain on the blotting material itselfv (which islgenerallycap'able of resisting. little strainofithekind) and at the same time a full blotting surface is presented throughout the entire extent of the two blotter sections 17 and 18 on both faces.

While in describing the invention I have referred to several details of mechanical con- 1 struction, it will be understood that the invention is in no way limited thereto, except .as maybe pointed out in the appended claim. o

. clalmas my invention:

'Acheck book comprising abook of checks,

including stubs, a blotter of the length of HARVEY ooNovn'R; 

